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This COTM is organized by WikiProject Oregon. (Nominate future collaborations or see past collaborations.) |
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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Oregon with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the participants section. A kind shoutout to the folks at WikiProject Wisconsin, from whom this layout was copied.
To join this WikiProject, please sign your username under the members section and put {{User WikiProject Oregon}} on your user page.
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Scope
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State of Oregon, including its cities, geography, history, etc. It aims to make Wikipedia the foremost online reference for all topics Oregon.
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Participants
This section lists Wikipedia editors who have chosen to participate in WikiProject Oregon. Please add your name to the list!
To stay updated on the project, put this page on your watchlist. Feel free to introduce yourself and your Oregon interests too!
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Users marked with a "*" are administrators on the English Wikipedia
signed up 2006
signed up in 2007
Signed up in 2008
- Aaron Ray (talk) January
- C. Williams (talk) January
- Cirt (talk) February
- AKleinberg (talk) February
- Axcordion (talk) February
- Aplaceicallhome (talk) February
- Hux (talk) February
- Ean5533 ( View! / Talk!) 02:31, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
Portland sub-group members only
Inactive members
- For those who have fewer than five edits, especially Oregon-related edits, in the last two months. Feel free to move yourself back to active status. Inactive members will no longer receive COTW notices.
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Project divisions
Focused sub-projects of WikiProject Oregon
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- Admin (talk) — A table listing articles included in WikiProject Oregon and some status information
- Assessment (talk) — how to evaluate WikiProject Oregon articles
- Cities (talk) — Cities, unincorporated communities, villages, hamlets, and counties
- Companies (talk) — Companies, private and public, that are headquartered or have major operations in the state
- Culture (talk) — Music, art, architecture, icons, mass communication
- Government (talk) — Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Oregon
- Graphics (talk) — A repository for all picture, map, drawing, or other graphics needed for WPOR articles
- History (talk) — History of Oregon during and prior to statehood
- People (talk) — Includes Oregon natives, pioneers, politicians, and those residents who have shaped Oregon
- Physical geography (talk) — Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Portland (talk) — All articles covering Portland
- Sports (talk) — All levels of sports and sports venues
- Transportation (talk) — Roads, airports, trails and rails in and around Oregon
See also
- WikiProject Oregon State Highways
- Portal:Oregon
- Collaboration (talk) — Home base for the weekly Collaboration
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Navigational boxes and info boxes
This section contains boxes that you may want to include in Oregon-related articles.
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Navigational boxes about Oregon, or of particular relevance to Oregon. These boxes can be a great way to navigate around Oregon content; if we ever make a portal for Oregon, these could provide a good starting point.
(Note: Nav boxes are boxes at the bottom of articles, which assist in exploring related articles. Info boxes typically appear in the upper-right part of an article, and provide data about the article's subject.)
- {{Cascade volcanoes}}
- {{Columbia River}}
- {{List of Portland, Oregon sports teams}}
- {{OR-FedRep}} - congressional delegation
- {{Oregon}} - Nav box for Oregon topics, regions, counties, cities, symbols
- {{Oregon Pioneer History}}
- {{Oregon Supreme Court}}
- {{Oregon University System}}
- {{Portland neighborhoods}}
- {{Portland, Oregon Architecture}}
- {{Volcanoes of Oregon}}
- {{Oregon legislation}}
To create
Useful navigational boxes that don't exist yet.
- {{Oregon Tribal History}} - YES please!!!
See also
- Category:Infobox templates - where to search for an infobox to go with an article (check sub categories too).
- Category:Oregon navigational boxes
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Templates
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{{WikiProject Oregon}} Talk |
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{{WikiProject Oregon government}} Talk |
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To be used in conjunction with the WPOR template for articles supported by the Oregon Government & Politics Workgroup | ||
{{WikiProject Oregon category}} Talk |
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Notice for categories that are part of WikiProject Oregon | ||
{{WikiProject Oregon template}} Talk |
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Notice for templates that are part of WikiProject Oregon | ||
{{reqphoto|in=Oregon}} Talk |
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{{WikiProject Oregon invite}} Talk |
To place on user talk pages to invite new members to WikiProject Oregon (automatically adds header to page) | |||
{{Oregon-geo-stub}} Talk |
Stub notice for Oregon articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Oregon; placed at the bottom of article pages | |||
{{Oregon-school-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon schools | |||
{{Oregon-politician-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon politicians | |||
{{Oregon-bio-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon people | |||
{{Oregon-struct-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon buildings and structures | |||
{{Oregon-sports-venue-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon sports venues | |||
{{Oregon-radio-station-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon radio stations | |||
{{Oregon-gov-stub}} Talk |
For articles supported by the WPOR Oregon Government & Politics Workgroup | |||
{{Oregon-road-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon roads | |||
{{Oregon-railstation-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon railroad stations | |||
{{Oregon-airport-stub}} Talk |
For articles dealing specifically with Oregon airports | |||
{{Oregon-NRHP-stub }} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with National Register of Historic Places in Oregon | ||
{{Oregon-stub}} Talk |
For Oregon articles that don't fit any of the above |
NOTE: Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. See Wikipedia:Stub for general guidelines on proposing stub templates and categories. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will be deleted.
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Categories and recent changes
This section contains categories and other methods for easily browsing Oregon-related content, and getting a sense of what's already on Wikipedia.
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- WikiProject Oregon - for articles, categories, and templates related to WikiProject Oregon.
- Recent changes – shows activity on "talk" pages of WikiProject Oregon pages.
- Recent changes – based on work by EncMstr. Shows recent changes in articles that were part of the project as of 16:00 February 142008: 5514 articles.
- User:AlexNewArtBot/OregonSearchResult - link to bot search of recently created articles that may relate to WikiProject Oregon.
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Oregon - a list of discussions about the deletion of Oregon-related articles, also used to keep track of proposed mergers.
- Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 - bot generated lists of red links from articles that have the {{WikiProject Oregon}} template. Each contains about 1200 red links with a list of all articles that link to that red link. Can be used to find high priority articles that need creation, as well as to find red links that are likely misspellings or linked to the wrong article. Also useful for finding red links with different names but should be the same name.
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Featured content related to Oregon
See Portal:Oregon for Feature-class articles related articles, lists, and images. "Good" articles (one step down) and "Did You Know" entries are listed below.
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Articles on Oregon-related subjects, not necessarily improved to Good Article Status by this WikiProject (23):
- 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
- 1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot
- Crater Lake
- Matthew Deady
- Matt Groening
- Hallie Ford Museum of Art
- Hillsboro Civic Center
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Intel Corporation
- Katherine Ann Power
- Manifest Destiny
- Charles L. McNary
- Oregon Supreme Court
- Oregon wine
- Portland Aerial Tram
- Provisional Government of Oregon
- Provisional Legislature of Oregon
- Rose Garden arena
- U.S. Route 199
- Waller Hall
- Willamette University College of Law
- Minoru Yasui
- Yasui v. United States
These articles on Oregon-related subjects have been featured on Wikipedia's homepage in the Did You Know section for the best new articles:
2004
- ...that Oregon Ballot Measure 51, if it had passed, would have repealed Oregon's Death with Dignity Act? March 2004
2006
- ...that amateur wrestling Olympic gold medalist Robin Reed could pin every member of the 1924 United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest weight class? January 30 2006
- ...that at 7'3" (2.21 m), Swede Halbrook became the tallest person to ever play college basketball when he joined the Oregon State Beavers in 1954? September 13 2006
- ...that U.S. judge Charles Crookham held a mock funeral for Roman numerals when they were retired from use in state pleadings? December 152006
- ...that the Department of State Lands is one of Oregon's oldest government agencies? December 162006
- ...that a wooden grain elevator is the only building still operational in Boyd, Oregon? December 162006
2007
- ...that the 1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game resulted in the biggest overcome point spread in college football history when the Beavers beat the Huskies, 21-20? January 9 2007
- ...that Joseph Ingraham, an American sailor who discovered several of the Marquesas Islands, was lost at sea in 1800? March 9 2007
- ...that William P. Bryant presided over the first criminal trial in what is now the U.S. state of Washington? March 10 2007
- ...that the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon, is the third largest museum in the state - and Yahoo! Travel's tenth best thing to do in Salem? March 25 2007
- ...that Katherine Ann Power, a fugitive from justice for 23 years before turning herself in, was treated for depression while on the run in Oregon by Courtney Love's mother? April 13 2007
- ...that bats comprise about 20% of all mammal species found in the Central Oregon Coast Range (pictured)? April 19 2007
- ...that in 1961 the Portland Buckaroos hockey team beat the Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League championship to win the Lester Patrick Cup in its first season of existence? April 22 2007
- ...that in 2000, Willamette Industries, Inc. was fined a then-record $11.2 million by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Air Act? April 23 2007
- ...that the Portland Power’s Natalie Williams was the leading scorer in the ABL during the 1997 to 1998 season? April 23 2007
- ...that James T. Brand of the Oregon Supreme Court was the presiding judge for most of the Judges' Trial, in which 10 German lawyers and judges were convicted of war crimes after World War II? April 24 2007
- ...that Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club was the site of Tiger Woods’ record third consecutive amateur championship? April 25 2007
- ...that Gatke Hall, a former post office, was moved completely intact on rollers down a city street over a six month period in 1938 to its new home at Willamette University? April 30 2007
- ...that in 1927, Oregon congressman Maurice E. Crumpacker drowned in San Francisco Bay after claiming he had been poisoned? May 5 2007
- ...that in 1851, Hugh O'Bryant was elected the first mayor of Portland, Oregon by a mere four votes? May 6 2007
- ...that Pokey Allen, former head coach of the Portland State Vikings football team, appeared in television commercials threatening to have himself shot out of a cannon into the backyards of anyone not buying season tickets? May 19 2007
- ...that Betty Roberts was the first woman to serve on Oregon's Supreme Court? May 21 2007
- ...that alpine skier Jean Saubert won one-third of all medals earned by the entire United States Olympic team at the 1964 Winter Olympics? May 22 2007
- ...that Vortex I, which took place in Oregon in 1970, remains the only state-sponsored rock festival in United States history? May 22 2007
- ...that William R. Ellis served as mayor of two Iowa cities before being elected to represent Oregon in the United States Congress? May 29 2007
- ...that Hjalmar Hvam came up with the design for the world's first safety ski bindings while recovering from a skiing injury in the hospital? June 5 2007
- ...that Oregon Governor Oswald West sent his personal secretary Miss Fern Hobbs to Copperfield, Oregon, to shut down illegal activities and impose martial law in 1914? June 5 2007
- ...that L.L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial State Park is the first new full-service state park in Oregon since 1972? June 6 2007
- ...that the oldest state government building in the US state of Oregon, the 1914 Supreme Court Building in Salem, has a stained glass skylight in the shape of the State seal? June 24 2007
- ...that the first teacher and practicing doctor in Portland, Oregon, Ralph Wilcox killed himself with a Deringer pistol while at work at the federal court? July 4 2007
- ...that in 1970, University of Oregon head baseball coach Don Kirsch fell to his death out of a second-story window at Stanford University Medical Center? July 5 2007
- ...that the Oregon Coast Range was created by a forearc basin along the Pacific Ocean? July 5 2007
- ...that Charles A. Johns went from being a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court to a justice on the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1921? July 7 2007
- ...that under the First Organic Laws of Oregon, the de facto constitution of the Provisional Government, women could get married at the age of 14? July 20 2007
- ...that of the sixty delegates to the Oregon Constitutional Convention, (Oregon Territory Seal pictured) thirty-four were farmers, while eighteen were lawyers, including three justices of the Oregon Supreme Court? July 26 2007
- ...that John Beckett is the only American football player to have been the team captain for two different Rose Bowl teams: the University of Oregon in 1917 and Mare Island in 1918? July 27 2007
- ...that an image of Tesslynn O'Cull, a child abuse victim who was murdered by her stepfather at the age of two, was used in the Stop the Abuse poster for Oregon? August 6 2007
- ...that St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Paul, Oregon is the oldest brick building in the Pacific Northwest? August 6 2007
- ...that while working for the Department of Justice attorney Jacob Tanzer worked on the case that led to the movie Mississippi Burning? August 6 2007
- ...that in 1904, H. Chandler Egan won the U.S. Amateur golf championship, and was a member of both the U.S. college championship and the gold medal-winning United States Olympic golf teams? August 7 2007
- ...that Oregon Supreme Court justice George Van Hoomissen wrote the decisions for both the most cited case of that court and the controversial overturning of a voter approved ballot measure? August 7 2007
- ...that Oregon's Salmon River is the only river in the 48 contiguous U.S. states to be a protected National Wild and Scenic River along its entire length? August 152007
- ...that a clock tower added to the old Washington County Courthouse in 1891 did not have a working clock? August 202007
- ...that the Weinhard Brewery managed to survive prohibition by producing near-beer, root beer and syrup, which were marketed as "Gourmet Elixirs"? August 232007
- ...that University of Oregon athletic director Leo Harris gained the right to use Donald Duck as the school's mascot through an informal handshake deal he made with Walt Disney in 1947? August 27 2007
- ...that a portion of the money used to purchase land for the publicly owned Noble Woods Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, came from private pledges? September 7 2007
- ...that Isaac Homer Van Winkle served for 23 years as Oregon Attorney General, the longest of any attorney general in the state’s history? September 8 2007
- ...that judge Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. was nominated to the federal district court by a Republican U.S. President and to the federal court of appeals by a Democratic President? September 9 2007
- ...that The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening’s father was a founding director of the American Advertising Museum in Portland, Oregon? September 11 2007
- ...that though Theodore Thurston Geer was the tenth Oregon Governor, he was the first native Oregonian to serve in that office? September 13 2007
- ...that Thomas Milton Gatch, an Ohioan educator and politician, was the first president of Oregon State University to hold a doctorate degree? September 18 2007
- ...that the 371-acre Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge provides nesting for 1.2 million seabirds—more than California and Washington combined? September 192007
- ...that Spec Keene's Willamette University football team was stranded in Honolulu for two weeks following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? September 192007
- ...that Samuel Parker was a lawmaker in the Provisional, Territorial, and State governments of Oregon? September 202007
- ...that missionary Josiah Parrish drove the first spike for the Oregon and California Railroad, and had a land dispute reach the U. S. Supreme Court? September 212007
- ...that Oregon's Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge was the first National Wildlife Refuge established west of the Mississippi River and will be a hundred years old next month? September 212007
- ...that after Oregon's Point Adams Lighthouse changed colors to reduce confusion, it caused a ship to run aground in 1881? September 222007
- ...that long-time University of Oregon track coach Bill Hayward also played lacrosse for the world champion Ottawa Capitals? September 262007
- ...that Oregon pioneer Levi Scott is the namesake for a town, a valley, and a mountain, as well as the highest peak in Crater Lake National Park? October 12007
- ...that the namesake for Hondo Dog Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, won an award for valor just weeks before being killed in the line of duty? October 22007
- ...that NW Natural in Portland, Oregon was the first gas company in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States when it started in 1859? October 42007
- ...that gold was first discovered in Oregon in 1850 in the Illinois Valley near Cave Junction, Oregon, the same valley in which a 17 pound gold nugget was found, the largest in Oregon history? October 52007
- ...that the Hillsboro Civic Center was only the second city hall in America to earn an LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council? October 82007
- ...that the Hillsboro Police were the first law enforcement agency in Oregon to collect demographic statistics from traffic stops to combat racial profiling? October 112007
- ...that the U.S. state of Oregon has a rail network of over 2,400 miles? October 12 2007
- ...that the murder of Michael Francke while he was at work became the basis of the movie Without Evidence? October 17 2007
- ...that former Portland mayor Frank Ivancie was defeated in his run for re-election by a local tavern owner with no prior political experience? October 17 2007
- ...that the Rose Quarter sports and entertainment complex in Portland, Oregon was constructed in the parking lot of the Memorial Coliseum? October 29 2007
- ...that Hare Field was the first all-weather high school football field in Oregon? November 1 2007
- ...that Elijah White's only two children drowned in separate instances in Oregon Country during 1838? November 7 2007
- ...that Cornelius, Oregon is named after pioneer Thomas R. Cornelius, who served in the both the Territorial and State legislatures? November 8 2007
- ...that Don Durdan was selected as the most valuable player of college football's Rose Bowl in 1942, and six years later, won a professional basketball championship with the Portland Indians? November 11 2007
- ...that Oregon's longest covered bridge is the Office Bridge and is the only one west of the Mississippi River with a sidewalk? November 162007
- ...that in 1846 Albert Wilson became the first American merchant to open a store in Astoria, Oregon? November 19 2007
- ...that the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Yasui v. United States and its companion case Hirabayashi v. United States that curfews for a minority group were constitutional during war time? November 22 2007
- ...that the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack was the first bioterrorism attack in the United States, and one of only two confirmed terrorist uses of biological weapons to harm humans? November 23 2007
- ...that the Solomon Courthouse has twice served as a post office, and was the setting for a courtroom scene in The Hunted? November 25 2007
- ...that American federal judge James Alger Fee ruled in 1942 that Minoru Yasui lost his U.S. citizenship after Yasui had worked for the Japanese consulate until the attack on Pearl Harbor? November 27 2007
- ...that seven followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh were convicted for being part of a 1985 assassination plot to murder the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon? December 2 2007
- ...that the Platypus Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Civil War college football game between Oregon and Oregon State, was lost for more than 40 years before being found in a closet in 2005? December 3 2007
- ...that the tallest commercial building in Salem, Oregon was commissioned by Thomas A. Livesley? December 6 2007
- ...that Portland General Electric CEO Peggy Y. Fowler is blind in one eye? December 9 2007
- ...that George K. Gay's house was the first brick house in Oregon and served as the boundary marker between Yamhill and Polk counties? December 16 2007
- ...that Hallie Ford made the largest donation in the history of Willamette University in 2006, and the largest donation ever to a cultural group in Oregon in 2007? December 21 2007
- ...that the community of West Union, Oregon, has the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains? December 22 2007
- ...that as Oregon State University athletic director, Percy Locey agreed to play the 1942 Rose Bowl at the opposing team's home field due to the attack on Pearl Harbor? December 23 2007
- ...that Ava Helen Pauling, an American human rights activist and wife of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, was a three-time national vice president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom? December 25 2007
- ...that before becoming the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Thomas Leigh Gatch was awarded two Navy Crosses? December 27 2007
- ...that Oregon State University’s Wave Research Laboratory has the world’s largest tsunami simulator? December 28 2007
2008
- ...that Ade Schwammel of the Oregon Agricultural College football team was part of the 1933 "Pyramid Play", where a player stood on the shoulders of two others to block a kick, a ploy since banned? January 3 2008
- ...that the Cascade Locks and Canal, completed in 1896 to allow the steamboats of the Columbia River to bypass the Cascades Rapids, were submerged in 1938, when the Bonneville Dam was constructed? January 11 2008
- ...that freestyle swimmer Kim Peyton, a gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, won a gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games at age 14 and set three U.S. swimming records at ages 9 and 10? January 13 2008
- ...that a large coastal defense gun was temporarily installed at Oregon's scenic Cape Perpetua during World War II? January 202008
- ...that American swimmer Nancy Merki began swimming at age 8 after contracting polio, and set three national swimming records at age 13? January 22 2008
- ...that Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is the largest planned wind farm in the U.S. state of Oregon? February 1 2008
- ...that Oregon judge William G. East ordered Robert F. Kennedy to explain why the U.S. government should not pay a private attorney his fees who was ordered to defend a criminal defendant? February 1 2008
- ...that the first Hillsboro Public Library that opened in 1914 was the only Carnegie library built in Washington County, Oregon? February 9 2008
- ...that the Owyhee Dam near Adrian, Oregon, was the tallest dam of its type in the world when it was completed in 1932? February 10 2008
- ...that the first bank in Oregon was co-founded by William S. Ladd who had previously built the first brick building in Portland, Oregon? February 11 2008
- ...that judge Michael W. Mosman was involved in U.S. Supreme Court justice Lewis F. Powell's voting to uphold Georgia's sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick while working as his law clerk? February 14 2008
- ...that the first Douglas DC-9 jet airliner to crash was West Coast Airlines Flight 956 in 1966? February 16 2008
- ...that U.S. politician William Waldo served as a county judge in Oregon after his younger brother served on the Oregon Supreme Court? February 18 2008
- ...that Oregon judge William Gilbert opposed Joseph McKenna's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court after the two had served together on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? February 19 2008
- ...that Oregonian newspaper co-founder William Chapman served in the first session of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was Iowa Territory's first delegate to the U.S. Congress? February 19 2008
- ...that Hiram Straight was the foreman of the jury in Oregon City, Oregon, that sentenced five Native Americans to hang for the Whitman Massacre? February 23 2008
- ...that the current configuration of Sun Pass State Forest in Oregon was the result of a land swap between the state government and the federal forest service? February 29 2008
- ...that author Ken Kesey taught a course at the University of Oregon where he and thirteen students collaboratively wrote Caverns? March 1 2008
- ...that much of Glencoe, Oregon, was relocated to the new town of North Plains after the railroad bypassed the old town? March 2 2008
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Success stories
Where has Wikipedia excelled at providing information about Oregon? Share your stories here! (Note, many of these will include significant contributions from folks who haven't joined our project. No need to worry about such pesky details! These stories are meant to be useful in explaining to Oregonians why Wikipedia is cool, so "whether it's WPOR" or not isn't really important.) (See also http://www.aboutus.org/Wiki_success_stories )
- Barlow Road: During a Collaboration of the Week, Wikipedia editors noted that several historic sources said that Sam Barlow's party went over Lolo Pass during their 1845 trip across the Cascades. This claim does not jive with the geography of the region and other details of the trip. From a careful reading of Palmer's journals, editors discovered where the misunderstanding originated, and wrote up a more accurate account of the journey.
- Mary Ramsey Wood: This Oregon pioneer is reputed to have lived to 120 years of age, in many supposedly authoritative sources. Partially on this basis, she was named the "Queen Mother of Oregon" by the Oregon Legislature. Wikipedia editors searched the census records of 1880 and 1890, and determined that she was in fact no older than 97 when she died.
- List of Oregon ballot measures: The Oregon Secretary of State maintains historic information about ballot measures, but it is not as useful as it could be; the complete list contains no hyperlinks to detailed information about the measures, or other relevant information. Wikipedia has a better version. (Note: this is a work in progress, and is not yet very complete before 1989.)
- William Pope McArthur: One editor created an article on a historical figure, William Pope McArthur. Within a few hours a "domino effect" of collaboration among several editors from different states led to the creation and expansion of several articles.
Related WikiProjects
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Project awards
Barn stars and other awards for excellent Oregon-related writing or editing.
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You are hereby granted this shiny object for all your hard work at WikiProject Oregon! Hello world! Aboutmovies 18:25, 1 June 2007 (UTC) |
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The COTW award from WPOR. | |
Thanks for leading the way in last week's Collaboration of the Week! Aboutmovies 19:10, 7 September 2007 (UTC) |
Service awards
- Did You Know awards: For every five DYKs featured on the DYK template that is part of the Main Page, you get a bronze DYK award. When you reach 10, then you trade the bronze in for the silver. Five more and trade up for gold (15 total). After that, keep the gold and start collecting a second set, then third,... Collect them all! Self-awarded, just place with your userboxes.
- Gold Badge for 15 DYKs: {{WPOR DYK gold}}
- Silver Badge for 10 DYKs: {{WPOR DYK silver}}
- Bronze Badge for 5 DYKs: {{WPOR DYK bronze}}
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